EPIC IO
" We do that in our own conference room . Right now , I ' m measuring how often my conference rooms are being used and by how many people . We can check to see if they are maintaining safe social distances and if they are wearing masks ."
The collected data is analyzed , and insights are produced that can be acted upon , even in real-time scenarios . But just as often , companies need such information to create long-term strategies .
BROAD SKY NETWORKS
Founded in 2003 , Broad Sky Networks provides worldleading internet services . The company specializes in 4G LTE wireless Machineto-Machine ( M2M ) and IoT equipment and services . Currently serving the U . S . and Canada , Broad Sky provides bundled solutions that include low CapEx packages which allow customers to easily deploy primary or business continuity services to meet any budget . Broad Sky ' s M2M platform simplifies the management of remote devices , reduces costs , and provides the availability of mission-critical applications . The company was acquired in 2020 by Epic IO .
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Mills explains : " Take the new health and wellness expectations that employees and customers have as they enter a facility . Contactless entry is now a requirement because people no longer want to touch a handle or surface when they walk through a door or use the buttons on an access pin panel — or even press their thumb to a sensor as a form of ID ."
A growing number of use cases The amount of use cases that M2M and AI — as part of an IoT installation — can leverage is , according to Mills , essentially endless , starting with the simplest situation .
" A great example of applying machineto-machine services is making sure that ultra-cold storage freezers are working , so vaccines don ' t spoil . That sensor could have 5G or 4G connectivity with an application
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